title: Charles McBurney: pioneer in the diagnosis and treatment of appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Guys, Kings and St Thomas School of Biomedical Sciences, London.
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010173:Palpation / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom